Top Tasks
Do It Now - Quick Links to the Top Tasks Within the following Services:
Benefits, Council Tax, Housing, Parking, Planning, Recycling and Refuse, Transport and Streets, Voter Registration
My Charnwood Property Search
My Charnwood is our One Stop Guide to where you live. Visit the My Charnwood Property Search Facility and insert your postcode or address to find out the answers to the following questions relevant to your address:
- Who is my Councillor?
- What's Events are Happening in my area?
- When will my Refuse/Recycling/GardenWaste Collections take place?
- Are there any planning applications near me?
- Where can I recycle?
- What is my Council Tax Band Rating?
Benefits
Below is a list of the things you can do within Benefits. The council deal with housing and council tax benefits - for more information go to our Benefits web pages.
To find out about other benefits go to the Department for Work and Pensions.
- Apply for housing and council tax benefit
- Calculate how much housing and council tax benefit you could get online
- Calculate your local housing allowance rate
- Paying back a housing benefit overpayments
- Report suspected benefit fraud
Council Tax
Below is a list of the things you can do within Council tax. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please go to Council tax.
- Pay your council tax
- Apply for council tax and housing benefit
- Tell the council tax team that you are moving
- Apply for student reductions to council tax
- Apply for single person discount to council tax
- Find out what the Council Tax Band is for your Property - using My Charnwood Property Search
- Find out what the Council Tax Bandings Rates are for the current year
Housing
Below is a list of some of the things you can do within Housing. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please go to our main Housing pages.
- Pay your housing and/or garage rent
- Check to see if you qualify for housing or Council Tax Benefit
- Report housing repairs
- Report housing benefit fraud
- Apply to move council house
- Apply for council or housing association housing
Parking
All the services listed below are provided by Leicestershire County Council and the links are therefore external links to the appropriate page on the Leicestershire County Council website. Please refer all queries about these services directly to them.
- Apply for visitor parking permits
- Request a blue badge application form
- Find your parking zone.
- Pay a parking ticket
- Appeal against a parking ticket
Planning
Below is a list of the things you can do within Planning. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please go to Planning.
- Find or submit a planning application using The Planning Explorer)
- Request pre-planning advice
- Find planning application forms and checklists
- Comment on a planning application
- Access the Imap System
Recycling and Refuse
Below is a list of the things you can do within Recycling, refuse & street cleaning. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please go to Recycling and Waste.
- Check your recycling and refuse day using My Charnwood property search
- Report missed recycling or refuse collections
- Order recycling or refuse bins
- Report fly-tipping or dumping of waste
Transport and Streets
Below is a list of the things you can do within Transport and Streets.
If you can’t find what you are looking for, please go to the Transport and Streets main page or Streets and Roads page of our website.
- Report an abandoned vehicle
- Apply for a bus pass(Service provided by Leicestershire County Council)
- Report a repair to a road or pavement(Service provided by Leicestershire County Council)
- Report a street lighting fault(Service provided by Leicestershire County Council)
Voter Registration
You must be on the electoral register to vote. If you want to register to vote, you need to complete a Voter Registration Form and each electors included must sign the form where indicated so it cannot be returned on-line unless you have a scanner. Please also note that if your previous address was not within Charnwood Borough you will also need to provide proof of occupancy of your new address i.e. original copy of bank statement or services bill with your name(s) and new address on.
If you can't find what you are looking for below, please go direct to our Electoral Services pages.
Last updated: Tue 29th November, 2011 @ 15:02
